"Reporting to Your Highness, the urgent military situation, please continue the relay and send envoys to inform His Highness Asai and all other Highnesses." The envoy in mother's clothes dismounted from his horse and said hurriedly without even taking a breath.
"What's wrong? Isn't my lord attacking Otoyu Mountain? Is there a counterattack?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this and immediately looked in the direction of Otoyu Mountain. Otoyu Mountain is very close to Nanzenji Temple. If rescue is needed, Tokiwa Bei
You can rush there immediately.
"No." The women shook their heads and whispered in confusion: "The Miyoshi family abandoned Otowa Mountain and retreated directly. The Lord has now occupied Kiyomizu Temple on the hillside of Otowa Mountain, and the Miyoshi family has retreated across the Kamogawa River.
"
"What?" Yu Qiuping and many retainers present exclaimed, "The Sanhao family doesn't even want Yinyu Mountain?"
"Get the map." Yu Qiuping stretched out his hand, and Ryuko immediately took out the map from his bag knowingly, wiped the dust on a worn-out table with a handkerchief, and threw the map up. Yu Qiuping, Takenaka Shigeharu, and Sanada
Masayuki, Naoe Tadayei and others immediately gathered around the map and began to study the situation in front of them.
"Everyone knows very well that Yinyu Mountain is a key point on this plain. Whoever occupies Yinyu Mountain basically wins more than half of the battle." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, and the situation made him a little confused.
Got it, "Occupying Otoyu Mountain is easy, whether it's to gain a view, attack from a high position, or block traffic arteries. The Miyoshi family actually gave up Otoyu Mountain without a fight?"
"Yes." The women answered Yu Qiuping's confusion, "There was no resistance at all."
"So what's the vision you got on Otowa Mountain? How are the enemy troops distributed?" Sanada Masayuki was very sensitive to intelligence matters and asked immediately.
"Reporting to your lord," the mother-in-laws nodded slightly to Masayuki Sanada, and then started to draw on the map with their hands: "To the north of the Northern Route Army, there is a Miyoshi family troop of about 3,000 soldiers who is retreating. It has already retreated to Oka.
Near the Saki Shrine. On the south road near Higashiyama, Tofukuji Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine, there are also nearly 3,000 soldiers of the Miyoshi family troops. These two troops are purely composed of soldiers without any auxiliary troops. It seems that the auxiliary troops
The soldiers have already withdrawn across the river."
"What about the Miyoshi family's auxiliary soldiers and other soldiers?" Sanada Masayuki asked again.
"I'm very sorry, but the lower class people can only see the troops in the open areas on the plains. There are many temples in Yamashiro Province, and there are a large number of temples and houses on the other side of the Kamogawa River. It is impossible to see the deployment inside. The Lord guesses that the main force of the Miyoshi family is fighting
The soldiers and all the auxiliary troops should have retreated across the river and are in Kyoto and Nijo Castle on the west bank of the Kamogawa River."
"With such a decisive retreat, even the strategically important Yinyu Mountain was abandoned..." Yu Qiuping thought for a moment and made a judgment: "The Sanhao family should have lost the confidence to fight with us, otherwise Yinyu Mountain will never be able to
Lost. Without Mount Otowa, the Miyoshi family would have no chance of winning the field battle. The purpose of stationing troops on both sides of the North Road and South Road was just to create suspicion, delay time, and give the auxiliary troops a chance to retreat. It seems that they are going to withdraw directly to Settsu.
Already."
"His Highness's judgment is the same as that of the lord." The mother-in-law added at the same time: "But the lord thinks that the Miyoshi family may try to resist in Kamogawa and prevent us from entering Kyoto and Nijo Castle today, so as to provide conditions for their retreat early tomorrow morning.
"
"My lord is right. Since the Miyoshi family still has 6,000 soldiers on the east bank of the Kamogawa River, they definitely do not plan to evacuate immediately today." Yu Qiuping began to calculate: "They will definitely defend Kyoto and Nijo Castle today.
We block the east bank of the Kamogawa River. Then we will retreat early tomorrow morning, and use the time we waste by crossing the Kamogawa River and taking over Nijo Castle and Kyoto to give them a chance to retreat."
"Your Highness is so talented! You coincide with your lord!" The mothers' eyes lit up because of Yu Qiuping's words, and they couldn't help but compliment: "My lord wants exactly the same thing as your highness. So my lord decided not to let the Sanhao family succeed and sent an order to the north.
and South Road, immediately strengthen the attack and capture Kyoto before sunset."
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At 4:40 on the morning of October 7, after learning that the Miyoshi family had abandoned Otoyu Mountain without a fight, the morale of the coalition forces was greatly boosted. This showed that the Miyoshi family had completely lost the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the coalition forces and win this battle.
It was only a matter of time. In order to further boost morale, Oda Nobunaga even ordered to inform the entire army that Ashikaga Yoshie was dead. Encouraged by good news one after another, the warriors of the coalition were so excited that they wanted to capture Kyoto immediately.
the point.
However, the Asakura family on South Road were not very excited.
"The repairman is really unlucky. Otowayama even withdrew even though he was not defending." After Asakura Yoshikage saw off the messenger from the Oda family, he snorted in annoyance.
"What? The enemy retreated without a fight, and the coalition is about to succeed. Why is my lord angry?" Uozumi Kagegu, a retainer of the Asakura family and one of the four ministers of Ichijogani Castle, asked.
"What is the success of the coalition? That was the success of Oda Nobunaga! What does it have to do with me?" Asakura Yoshikage seemed to be hurt by the words, and shouted angrily: "Send me and Kōhoden aside.
The unparalleled martial artist who single-handedly restored Kyoto and Nijo Castle! This bumpkin from Owari! Can you still have some face?" Asakura Yoshikage became more and more angry as he spoke, and he complained repeatedly: "That kid Nagamasa, I was a kid.
You can see that he is just an ignorant guy. He was bribed by a small profit and worked hard for Oda Nobunaga. He will not be able to cry when he is cheated in the future!"
"I originally hoped that the Miyoshi family and the Oda family would have a big fight and let that bumpkin have a hard time." Asakura Yoshikage glanced helplessly in the direction of Otowayama and sighed, "It's good now, the Miyoshi family will fight directly."
Withdrawn."
"Then my lord, His Highness Oda urges us to step up our attack and strive to enter and capture Kyoto. What should we do?" Uozumi Kagegu asked again.
"How many times have I told you, what does the conquest of Kyoto have to do with me?" Asakura Yoshikage said angrily, "There must be at least 3,000 Miyoshi warriors in Tofukuji Temple and Fushimi Inari Shrine. Look.
The flag seems to belong to His Highness Anzai and Murashige Araki. Why should I fight them desperately? Just wait here and stop the Ashigaru from attacking, and watch Oda Nobunaga's good show."
Just like this, at the foot of Dongshan Mountain on the South Road, 6,000 soldiers of the Asakura family, 3,000 soldiers of Anzai Toyasu, and Araki Murashige's troops stared at each other across the defense line and fortifications, but no one took the initiative to attack.
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At the same time, the Northern Route Army was excited. After Asai Nagamasa heard that the Miyoshi family had abandoned Otowa Mountain without a fight, he concluded that the Miyoshi family army had no fighting spirit and launched a fierce attack on the 3,000 Miyoshi army soldiers in front of them without hesitation.
——These 3,000 people are under the banner of Miyoshi Yixian. It seems that they are the army of Awa Kingdom and can be regarded as a powerful force in the Miyoshi family army.
Momo Annobu, as an ashigaru leader in Isono Kama Masaru's army, is fighting on the front line at this moment. Since the Northern Route Army has nearly double the strength advantage over Miyoshi Yoshihide, it has now surrounded Miyoshi Yoshihide's troops in Oka.
Okazaki Shrine is not big. It is decorated with many little rabbit patterns or statues. It is a shrine where couples in the Kinki area come to worship when they ask for a child. However, at this moment, it has seen countless children die in the war.
in.
"Master Baibai, the room on the left side still can't be conquered!" An ashigaru under Baibai Anxin found Baibai Anxin who was resting by a stone step and said urgently. However, he still couldn't speak.
Before he finished speaking, Bai Bai Anxin pulled him hard and pushed him to the ground. Before he could react, several feather arrows flew past where he was just standing.
"Be careful." Baibai Anxin pointed to the stone steps behind him. Only then did the ashigaru realize that the people resting around him were squatting here or sitting on the ground, using the stone steps as cover. "The main hall over there hasn't opened yet."
Shoot it down, and there will be arrows coming at you all the time."
"But His Majesty Isono keeps urging us to fight faster." Another ashigaru said to Anshin Momomo, "We have already injured more than a dozen brothers in the attack on the front of the main hall. His Majesty Isono asked us to find a way to take a detour from the room on the left.
past."
"Do you think I don't want to?" Baibai Anxin said as he wiped the sweat from his face with his hands full of mud and blood, turning himself into a big painted face, as did several ashigaru around him.
Everyone was injured, "There is a very powerful warrior in that room, I can't beat him no matter how hard I fight."
"Then we can't stand still here. The lord has repeatedly ordered us to speed up the attack. Otherwise, what will we do if the lord blames us later?" The ashigaru slapped his chest and growled to encourage himself: "Sir, what else?
Let me try my best again!"
"If I want to break out, I'll go too!" Bai Bai Anxin said while arranging his body, "How can there be any reason to sit and rest by yourself while letting your subordinates go up and fight for their lives?"
"Well said! How could I blame such a good samurai like you?" A full-throated shout suddenly sounded from around these ashigaru.
Everyone raised their heads and forgot about the past, only to see a warrior in armor, with an impressive heroic spirit, and a strong and powerful warrior walking towards them quickly. Who could he be if it wasn't Asai Nagamasa?
"Lord?" Everyone exclaimed when they saw this, and Bai Baianxin almost shouted with his throat broken: "Squat down quickly!"
Before he finished speaking, several feather arrows were shot in the direction of Asai Nagamasa.
Immediately afterwards, the sword flashed, and the sound of metal colliding was heard. When Bai Baianxin and the others reacted, they realized that Asai Nagamasa had deflected all the arrows with just a sword dance.
"I heard that there is a good samurai here," Asai Nagamasa did not stop, but walked quickly towards the house on the left. His subordinates could not stop him, "Let me meet him personally!"
Chapter completed!